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Hi John, Here is the wreck to which you refer: [img] In Neil's photo... [img] ...the trees behind the cockpit are the ones at the...

Hi All, I have been side tracked from other work for this thread relating to the A-6 ALG by the Horsa wreck below. It's a common enough wreck...

Hi Peter, The last time I purchased a downloadable PDF from them, it cost £3.50 as far as I recall. If that's the current rate, each month will...

Nice photos Peter, Have you got any of 181's ORBs yet? There is a full set of 24 (Forms 540/541) for the twelve months of 1944 on TNA site...

Thanks Charles, That's the one...working on some screenshots for your thread. Regards, Pat

Thanks Neil, Don't have my glider books to hand just now but can we also say that the serials which were in the air on their own did not have...

I presume the purpose of this was to ensure the formation stayed together, with the slower Horsas setting the pace? On another tack, is it safe...

You are very welcome Peter, Glad you could join us here and I look forward to seeing how your research progresses on F/Sgt Guthrie. In...

Thanks Neil, Any idea which runway they are on? I note smoke riding in the distance which might be a crashed aircraft. Its Wiki page here...

Hi Neil, Would the troops be at the gliders if the full line had yet to be assembled? Anyway, whether on this runway or another, I just...

Strange... Serial 31 out of Greenham Common was composed of 14 Wacos and 36 Horsa gliders for a total of 50. The scene below appears to show...

Another thing... Does anyone know what the number '376' signifies on the Sergeant's life jacket below: [img] I thought first that it was the...

Another observation... I can get the following additional pairs from the footage: M2-A tows Waco #5 M2-B tows Waco #12 3X-B tows Horsa #16...

Hi Hans, Thanks for the translation. It looks like her highly accurate gunnery did not go unnoticed by the German shore batteries!...

Thanks Patrick, 43-15174 I presume? Assumed the Wacos, being smaller, would allow a faster towing speed and hence that was the reason they...

More from the footage... C-47 marked 'M2-O' (43-15174) is seen taking up the slack on the tow cable of Waco #4. This tow plane from the 88th...

Hi Neil, I have opened a dedicated thread on the Greenham Common footage titled 'Greenham Common Glider Footage (Serial 31)'. Regards, Pat

Thanks Niels, That would be great if you could. Regards, Pat

Just thinking... If frame P_0045 and the marineschepen.nl photo shows her sailing westwards on D-Day, then the forward turret, as seen turned...